Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mauro J. Caputi; George DeMarco; Jacqueline Pierson; Brittney Schmidt; Evan Sick

recorded is the distance the vehicle travels backwardsalong the trajectory line after the vehicle stops its forward travel. The backward travel distancecannot exceed the forward travel distance. 2PLANNING ASSIGNMENTS The first three weeks of the GDC are used to progressively plan the design of the GDCproject. Three Planning Assignments (PA) were developed requiring Teams to work throughDesign Steps Two through Five for their GDC project outside of Lab. The PlanningAssignments are completed and returned with constructive feedback and comments before theTeams begin construction on the GDC projects in the Lab. A list of the Planning Assignments with a brief description of each is as

Collection

2012 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Joseph J. Helble; Carolyn E. Fraser; Eric R. Fossum

and an internship, preferably in a startup, which could be thestudent’s own venture. Innovation program coursework includes corporate finance, a course in law, technology, andentrepreneurship, an elective such as accounting, and Thayer School’s unique Introduction to Innovation course. TheIntroduction to Innovation course was specially designed for the program and provides instruction and practice incommercialization of new technologies over a nine-month period. Thayer is able to deliver a rich experience in thisregard due to a long history of integrating the practical aspects of market analysis and business planning intointerdisciplinary engineering design project coursework at the undergraduate level. Students serve as teachingassistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Mauro J. Caputi; George DeMarco; Jacqueline Pierson; Brittney Schmidt; Evan Sick

recorded is the distance the vehicle travels backwardsalong the trajectory line after the vehicle stops its forward travel. The backward travel distancecannot exceed the forward travel distance. 2PLANNING ASSIGNMENTS The first three weeks of the GDC are used to progressively plan the design of the GDCproject. Three Planning Assignments (PA) were developed requiring Teams to work throughDesign Steps Two through Five for their GDC project outside of Lab. The PlanningAssignments are completed and returned with constructive feedback and comments before theTeams begin construction on the GDC projects in the Lab. A list of the Planning Assignments with a brief description of each is as

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Farmer, UTeachEngineering; David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin; Leema Kuhn Berland, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Lisa Guerra, NASA

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. She recently completed a four-year assignment from NASA headquar- ters to establish a systems engineering curriculum at the University of Texas, Austin, as a pilot for national dissemination. Her efforts in systems engineering curriculum can be located at http://spacese.spacegrant.org/. Guerra’s most recent position at NASA Headquarters was Director of the Directorate Integration Office in the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate. In that position, her responsibilities involved strategic planning, international cooperation, cross-directorate coordination, architecture analysis, and exploration control boards. Guerra also spent three years at the Goddard Space Flight Center as Program Integration Manager for

Conference Session

The Role of Engineering in Integrated STEM--uh STEAM--uh Education!

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Morgan M. Hynes, Tufts University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

with their abilities to teach engineering 8, 9, 10. However,many teachers have been able to overcome these barriers by using comprehensiveengineering units, such as the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) units, developed byresearchers at the Boston Museum of Science. The EiE units are designed to incorporatea science topic, an engineering discipline, and a design challenge, and provide guidancefor students to learn about and use the engineering design process consisting of five steps:ask, imagine, plan, create, and improve10. Our current research project at TuftsUniversity, entitled Integrating Engineering and Literacy (IEL), takes a similarlyintegrative approach to engineering in elementary curricula, but aims to empowerteachers to incorporate

Conference Session

Innovative Learning, Comparative Learning Analysis, and Lessons Learned

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Mercedes de la Cámara, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Javier Saenz, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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International

AC 2012-5093: INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN A TECHNI-CAL UNIVERSITY USING OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESProf. Edmundo Tovar, Universidad Politcnica de Madrid Edmundo Tovar, computer engineering educator, has a Ph.D. (1994) and a bachelor’s degree (1986) in computer engineering from the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid (UPM). He is Certified Software De- velopment Professional (CSDP) from the IEEE Computer Society. He is Associate Dean for Quality and Strategic Planning in the Computing School of the Universidad Politcnica de Madrid. From this last po- sition, he is in charge of the training for academic staff, the introduction of innovative solutions including new pedagogies, new approaches that improve student

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

.  Assessing alternatives in terms of consequences, public defensibility, institutional barriers, etc.  Engaging in reasoned dialogue or negotiations.  Revising options, plans, or actions.This list highlights the complexity of the issues that engineers confront. An engineer‘s actionscan have effects on stakeholders whose existence, perspectives, and values she does notnecessarily see. An engineer does not always directly interact with the people whose livesare being altered as result of her decisions. Obviously, engineering students need to refinetheir technical competence. But it is crucially important that they develop ―soft skills‖ aswell [3]. Among these skills is the ability to identify hidden ethical challenges.Ill-Structured

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A. Mehta, Rowan University; Leslie Ann McCarthy P.E., Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Design – AASHTO-Empirical 12 9, 10 and 11 Design AI Mechanistic-Empirical 13 9, 10 and 11 MEPDG software 14 Graduate Presentations Table 2 Undergraduate Course Outline at Villanova University Topic Design Theories Tools & Software Supporting ReadingIntro to Course and Land Land use, topography, roadway GoogleEarth; Census Chapter 4 pp. 183-189,Use Planning classifications ACS 198-206Travel Demand Planning Trip generation; planning Websites; Census ACS Chapter 4 pp. 206-214

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Transportation and Geotechnical Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda K. Young, University of Wyoming; Kristen L. Sanford P.E., Lafayette College; Shashi S. Nambisan P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

. Page 25.349.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Core Concepts and Learning Outcomes in an Introductory Transportation Engineering Course: An Evaluation of Pilot ImplementationsAbstractOver the last two and a half years, about 20 transportation engineering educators from 13different colleges and universities across the United States have been working collaboratively onan initiative to develop and implement a set of core concepts and learning outcomes for a typicalintroductory transportation engineering course. This group has developed knowledge tables forthe core concepts associated with traffic operations, transportation planning, geometric design

Conference Session

STS Perspectives on Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

grappled with MIT’s unique wartime experience.Without question, the MIT administration, beginning with Karl Compton and James Killian,played a key role in MIT’s postwar transformation.1 Yet it was the Lewis Survey thattransformed MIT’s organizational structure through its “Four School Plan,” began the work ofredefining the role of the faculty at a “technological university,” and most importantly built aconsensus among the faculty for a way forward. This paper looks closely at the intense efforts ofthe Lewis’ committee—its members met no less than 119 times over the course of three years—and how their views evolved in conversation with the MIT administration. Especially amidstpresent-day concerns about the erosion of shared governance at many U.S

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; Theodore J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Iowa State University; Shankar Subramaniam, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

the‘Digital Ladies’ in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. The following sectionswill explain the various operational aspects, impacts and challenges associated with the program.Program StructureStudent board: A WiME board handles the idea-conception, planning and execution of allprofessional development and social activities. The WiME board consists of a group of 4-6women ME students. The chair of the WiME board is usually a senior student, who has severalyears of active participation in planning, organizing and participating in WiME activities. Sheworks closely with the vice-chair, who is a junior student and is the chair-elect for the next year.The WiME board consists of at least one student from each year as well as one graduate

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the course spreadsheet along with regular course homework.These teaching-to-learn sessions help to ensure a level of relevance and topical interest that isdifficult to attain given the wide array of student backgrounds and the semester-to-semestervariability in student demographics. Further, the idea behind these sessions is consistent with theexperiential knowledge that one understands a subject more deeply when one is required to teachit to others. This seemingly straightforward pedagogical intervention has been surprisinglysuccessful. These sessions are often of higher quality than lectures planned by the assignedcourse instructor, and both the students and the instructor consider them the highlight of thesemester. End-of-semester

Collection

2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott; Kemi Ladeji-Osias; Petronella James

, we except them tobe able to build their own RC circuit using the Mobile Studio Board in Part II of the lab. Wedesigned part I of the laboratory experiments for the online students to make sure that they firstunderstand the concept discussed in the theory section of the course. We then expect the onlinestudents to design and build a new circuit in part II that replicates the results of the originalexperiment. We plan to conduct additional laboratory experiments in the Spring 2012 semesterwith two or more online students working together as laboratory partners. We have currentlydesigned two additional laboratory experiments that can be conducted completely online usingthe Agilent X-Series Oscilloscopes with integrated Function Generators. The

Collection

2012 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Yacob Astatke; Craig Scott; Kemi Ladeji-Osias; Petronella James

, we except them tobe able to build their own RC circuit using the Mobile Studio Board in Part II of the lab. Wedesigned part I of the laboratory experiments for the online students to make sure that they firstunderstand the concept discussed in the theory section of the course. We then expect the onlinestudents to design and build a new circuit in part II that replicates the results of the originalexperiment. We plan to conduct additional laboratory experiments in the Spring 2012 semesterwith two or more online students working together as laboratory partners. We have currentlydesigned two additional laboratory experiments that can be conducted completely online usingthe Agilent X-Series Oscilloscopes with integrated Function Generators. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

operational planning, project management, and technical sales and marketing. Prior to joining the University, Hunter worked for several companies, including IBM and Anaquest, Inc., as an engineer, engineering manager, technical sales professional, and Director of Informational Technol- ogy. At the University of Arizona, she oversees the freshman engineering experience, which includes the introductory engineering course required of entry-level students. She also teaches undergraduate/graduate courses in the Engineering Management program. She is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Project Management Institute (PMI), and American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Andrew Janeski, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Chris Venters, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

werecurrently working with at their home institution. The goal of the case studies was to allow Page 25.356.4participants to devise a plan for managing this research group based on the themes determined det inthe first session and the current organization and resources available to the research group.Participants often cited examples from their own experiences, but the case studies gave acommon anonymized foundation for the discussion. The questions listed in Table 1 were usedby the facilitators to guide the discussion. The first three questions applied to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Teaming and Collaboration

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering disciplines. The plan is for three of the six collaboratinguniversities to host an enrichment opportunity over three consecutive summers that focus onentrepreneurial education themed to the unique attributes of the host city. The first summerenrichment program was hosted at Lawrence Tech University who partnered with The HenryFord in the Detroit metro area. The first camp was focused on exploring creativity, innovation,and ingenuity as it relates to the American experience and manufacturing. In addition to learningobjectives, a goal of the program is to demonstrate the curricular enhancement of engagingmultiple institutions in interdisciplinary problem solving and to inspire students by showing themthe history of innovation in technology

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Professional Development

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Sargianis, Museum of Science, Boston; Sharlene Yang, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

self-reported feelings of confidence and preparedness to facilitate EiE activities with their students.EiE Professional Development Workshops: An OverviewThe majority of EiE professional development workshops take place at the request of a school ordistrict that is planning to have its teachers implement an EiE unit in their classrooms. (EiE alsohosts professional development workshops for teachers at the Museum of Science, Boston, albeitless frequently.) District or school-sponsored workshops are typically attended by in-serviceteachers and focus on one specific EiE unit, ideally the unit that is to be implemented by theworkshop participants in their classrooms. These workshops typically take place on a single dayand span four to six hours

Conference Session

Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faizal Karim; Saloome Motavas, University of British Columbia; Deborah Esther Feduik, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

program is a full-day seminar split into twosessions; one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The morning session focuses on markingstrategies and planning skills while the afternoon session focuses on the TA-student relationship.Time management, task planning and communication skills are identified as crucial componentsof the TA experience and thus are the central themes of the training program. Through thistraining, TAs will be able to identify the wide range of needs in the classroom and be equippedwith the tools and resources necessary to facilitate the learning in culturally diverse settings.The individual sessions are run by the facilitators through five general steps:Identify objectivesDiscuss relevanceExpand discussionActivities &

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Carmen R. Zafft, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Evan T. Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

encourage completion of a baccalaureateengineering degree in the traditional time frame. To accomplish the goal of integrating the students through academic and social supports,the proposed action plan was to implement program activities through two strategies. The firststrategy was to develop a set of student support activities that included academic, financial, andsocial components that would facilitate mentoring, community building, and retention. Second,internship opportunities were to be developed to enhance career development and post-graduatecareer preparation. However, a selection of the student support activities became non-operational. This was due in large part to the different needs that transfer students bring withthem to the

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Zachary Boehm, University of Southern California; Hussain Badruddin Penwala, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

making classes were interspersed with activities thatinvolved mathematics either directly, e.g., working on traditional math worksheets or playingmath games, or indirectly, e.g., creating games or participating in discussion activities.Students were given surveys to evaluate their a) interest in games, b) technological literacy, andc) math motivation and college plans. A pre-algebra readiness test was given from the suite ofstandardized tests developed by the Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP, 2010).Decisions about math integration were based on the results, and also on conversations withadministrators, in particular their concerns that every child be able to pass the California StateHigh School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) as soon as possible

Conference Session

Software Engineering Topics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

theentire test set. For prioritization, test cases are ranked based on a suitable metric (e.g., based onthe statement coverage of each test).This module also discusses the potential weakness of using minimization and prioritization forselecting regression tests. Additional test selection techniques for regression testing are alsocovered. Module 3 is most suitable for inclusion in the advanced programming course (e.g., CS4336) and the undergraduate testing course (e.g., CS/SE 4367).Module 4 – Quality Software Testing Documentation: Leave yourself more than a noteThis module covers software testing documentation standards and the importance of creatingquality documents. Students are taught about the documents such as test plans, test requirements

Conference Session

Design Spine

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Arnett P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Craig E. Quadrato, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

especially due to a fixation on a fewof the more attention grabbing aspects of the process. The most definitive and accuratedefinition found for BIM, as defined by the National Building Modeling Standard Committee ofthe National Institute of Building Sciences, is: “ . . . an improved planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance process using a standardized machine-readable information model for each facility, new or old, which contains all appropriate information created or gathered about that facility in a format usable by all throughout its lifecycle.” (2)Although there are some general terms in the above definition, it does a good job ofspecifying some of the key concepts of BIM. In its essence, a building

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Graham, University of Louisville; Karla Conn Welch, University of Louisville; Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; Shamus McNamara, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context.”3 Critical thinking also supports the ABET programoutcome “a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in, life-long learning”3. And finallycritical thinking is an essential component of “the ability to identify, formulate, and solveengineering problems”3. Other schools have reached similar conclusions4.Section two describes the Speed School of Engineering’s response to the i2a initiative, andbriefly describes some of the implementation of that response in fundamental courses common toall engineering students. Section three discusses the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)department’s plans to emphasize critical thinking in the sophomore courses Network Analysis

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Cross-cultural Awareness and Social Impacts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Momodou Jain

Tagged Divisions

International

are chosen, but have no real input or ON power.Compliance Tasks are assigned with incentives; outsiders decide FOR agenda and direct the process.Consultation Local opinions are asked; outsiders analyze and decide on FOR/ WITH a course of action.Cooperation Local people work together with outsiders to determine WITH priorities; responsibility remains with outsiders for directing the process.Co-learning Local people and outsiders share their knowledge to create WITH/ BY new understanding and work together plans, to form action with outsider facilitation.Collective Local

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; William Stark, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Industry: Employment, Earnings, and Hours, Bureau of Labor Statistics,” September, 2009. www.bls.gov/iag/tgs/iagauto.htm/ . Accessed October 12, 2009.2. Testimony of Brian T. Petty, Chairman, ITAC 2 (Automotive Equipment and Capital Goods) before the Subcommittee on Trade of the Committee on Ways and Means of the US House of Representatives. Hearing on the Trade Advisory Committee System, July 21, 2009. http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/petty.pdf/. Accessed October 5, 2009.3. The White House, Office of the Press Secretary, “FACT SHEET: The State of the Union: President Obama's Plan to Win the Future,”4. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/fact-sheet-state-union-president-obamas-plan-win

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education: Program Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie-Ann Miller LCSW, State University of New York, Stony Brook

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

assist the local school districts (K-16) teachers and administrators with STEMeducation by providing mentoring, opportunities for real life role models andshadowing opportunities for students. In addition, they do presentations on STEMCareers at the schools, and facilitate teachers in planning and implementing STEMCareer Fairs. They provide technical assistance to our TechPREP and STEM Techclubs.Local School Districts and Community Organizations – the College WISEProgram, TechPREP and STEM Tech have several partners that are communityorganizations. The Girls Scouts, Girls Learn Inc. of Long Island, a communitycenter, libraries, is just some of our partners. Our community partners, such as theGirl Scouts and local school districts, provide

Conference Session

FPD VIII: Crossing Bridges and Easing Transitions into the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber Kemppainen, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Ruth Archer, Michigan Technological University; Meral Jackson, Michigan Technological University; Mary A. Fraley, Michigan Technological University; Crystal Lynn Payment, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Implementation Plan for ENG1001/1100 ENG1001 ENG11001) In-Class Module Introduction 1) In-Class Module Introduction (provide students (provide students with specific with specific design goals) (or re-introduction from design goals) ENG1001).2) Student construction/testing of their 2) Student modeling of a portion of their design using designs. 3-D modeling software (NX).3) Student analysis and documentation 3) Student development of a simulation to test their of project test data, both individual physical model using MATLAB. teams and class performance. 4) Student

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

computer firm. Derek's job is in the customer servicearea, and he spends most of his time on the telephone talking with customers having systemsproblems. This requires him to cross reference large amounts of information. It now occurs tohim that by making a few minor alterations in the innovative software system he helped design atthe small computer firm the task of cross referencing can be greatly simplified.On Friday Derek decides he will come in early Monday morning to make the adaptation.However, on Saturday evening he attends a party with two of his old friends, you and HoraceJones. Since it has been some time since you have seen each other, you spend some timediscussing what you have been doing recently. Derek mentions his plan to adapt the

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

alternatives which wereconsidered prior to reaching their proposed design. The presented cost analyses were generally agood first cut, but other simple analyses (e.g. weight estimate for the folding bicycle) werelacking. It seemed that the groups in this course were sometimes lacking the teamwork skills thatall of the groups seemed to show in the freshman course. This is a paradoxical result since ME186 is a prerequisite for ME 286 (although not all students take the prerequisite as planned –more on this later.)On the positive side, the groups came up with creative designs, and in most cases seemed to beenthusiastic about their concepts.ME 386 (Computer-Aided Analysis and Design) is a course which covers finite element analysis(FEA) using SolidWorks